Swarm Electric Field Instrument (EFI) Thermal Ion Imager (TII) Provisional plasma dataset
Thematic areas: Plasma measurements, Space Weather
Applicable missions: Swarm
Applicable spacecraft: Swarm-A, Swarm-B, Swarm-C
Swarm Electric Field Instrument (EFI) Thermal Ion Imager (TII) parameter for ionospheric ions bulk velocity, ion temperature, and electric field measurements obtained from a development, or "sandbox", processor from University of Calgary.
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| Variable | Units | Description | Dim | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timestamp | s | Times are seconds from 1 Jan 2000 00:00:00 UT | 1 | CDF_DOUBLE |
| latitude | deg | ITRF spherical latitude derived from L1B Medium Orbit Determination (MOD) | 1 | CDF_DOUBLE |
| longitude | deg | ITRF spherical longitude derived from L1B MOD | 1 | CDF_DOUBLE |
| radius | m | ITRF spherical radius derived from L1B MOD | 1 | CDF_DOUBLE |
| v_SC | m/s | Satellite velocity vector in North East and Centre (NEC) frame | 3 | CDF_DOUBLE |
| v_ion | m/s | Ion velocity vector in NEC frame | 3 | CDF_DOUBLE |
| E | mV/s | Electric field vector in NEC frame | 3 | CDF_DOUBLE |
| T_ion | K | Ion temperature | 1 | CDF_DOUBLE |
| v_ion_H | m/s | Horizontal sensor ion velocity in TII coordinates x and y | 2 | CDF_DOUBLE |
| v_ion_V | m/s | Vertical sensor ion velocity in TII coordinates x and y | 2 | CDF_DOUBLE |
| rms_fit_H | DN | RMS error from TII x-profile 2-Gaussian fits H sensor | 1 | CDF_DOUBLE |
| rms_fit_V | DN | RMS error from TII x-profile 2-Gaussian fits V sensor | 1 | CDF_DOUBLE |
| var_x_H | pixel^2 | Variance of 16 Hz X moment H sensor | 1 | CDF_DOUBLE |
| var_y_H | pixel^2 | Variance of 16 Hz Y moment H sensor | 1 | CDF_DOUBLE |
| var_x_V | pixel^2 | Variance of 16 Hz X moment V sensor | 1 | CDF_DOUBLE |
| var_y_V | pixel^2 | Variance of 16 Hz Y moment V sensor | 1 | CDF_DOUBLE |
| SAA | - | South Atlantic Anomaly proximity indicator | 1 | CDF_INT4 |
| Flags_TII | - | TII quality flag | 1 | CDF_INT4 |
| Flags_Platform | - | Satellite platform flag | 1 | CDF_INT4 |
| Maneuver_Id | - | Satellite maneuver identification code | 1 | CDF_INT4 |
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